Stifel Donates More than $186,000 to the Red Cross for Sandy

Every dollar is needed, as hundreds of thousands of people along the East Coast are still struggling to recover.

Posted February 20, 2013

The American Red Cross Greater St. Louis Region announces a generous donation from the employees of Stifel Financial and the Stifel Foundation. The group donated more than $186,000 to help those affected by Superstorm Sandy.

“We are so pleased to accept this gracious gift from the employees of Stifel Financial and the Stifel Foundation,” said Cindy Erickson, Regional CEO of the American Red Cross. “Every dollar is needed, as hundreds of thousands of people along the East Coast are still struggling to recover.”

This is not the first time Stifel Financial has reached out to the Red Cross with a financial donation, following a disaster. Most recently, the firm and its employees raised more than $88,000 for disaster relief following the violent storms that swept through the St. Louis region in the spring of 2011.

More than three months since Superstorm Sandy’s landfall, nearly 700 Red Cross workers are on the ground in New York. They are providing meals and helping people get assistance with home repairs, rent, utility deposits, and connecting them with social service programs.

Thanks to the public’s generous support, the Red Cross has provided food, shelter, relief supplies and comfort to tens of thousands of Sandy survivors. So far the Red Cross has served more than 12.5 million meals and snacks, handed out nearly seven million relief items including cold weather items and clean-up supplies, and provided more than 111,000 health services and emotional support contacts for people who have been living in very tough conditions.

HOW TO HELP If someone would like to help people affected by these disasters, they can make a donation today to support American Red Cross Disaster Relief by visiting www.redcross.org, calling 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767) or texting the word REDCROSS to 90999 to make a $10 donation.

Locally, the American Red Cross Greater St. Louis Region is a proud member agency of the United Way, which makes significant investments every year in Red Cross services.

About the American Red Cross Greater St. Louis Region: Celebrating 95 years of dedicated service in the region, the American Red Cross prevents and alleviates human suffering in the face of emergencies. Thousands of volunteers and generous donors provide community support services including disaster relief, preparedness efforts, training in lifesaving skills, service to military families and blood services. The Greater St. Louis Region covers St. Louis City, and 72 surrounding counties in Missouri and Illinois. All disaster relief services are free. To learn more about the Red Cross and how you can help, contact your local Red Cross by calling 1-800-RED-CROSS (733-2767) or visit redcross.org.